Welcome to Aiken Summit ...

Aiken Summit is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aiken Summit, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Aiken Summit is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Aiken Summit lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Aiken Summit: 276

Communities near Aiken Summit ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aiken Summit.

• Danville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Danville is located in Danville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
• Eden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <3>
• Reidsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Reidsville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <3>
• Martinsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinsville is located in Martinsville City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <3>
• Wentworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
• Mayodan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayodan is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <3>
• Stoneville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoneville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneville <3>
• Ridgeway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeway is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <3>
• Axton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Axton is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Axton <3>
• Draper ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Aiken Summit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aiken Summit.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aiken Summit. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aiken Summit.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aiken Summit. See our Newspapers Page for Aiken Summit.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aiken Summit ...

Looking for more information about Aiken Summit? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Aiken Summit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aiken Summit.

Adding Aiken Summit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aiken Summit in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Aiken Summit was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aiken Summit.